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If you are setting up a Christmas tree lot, pumpkin patch or fireworks tent in Lee County and you do not live there, this $5,000 bond is part of getting the Transient Merchant Permit. You pay a premium instead of tying up $5,000 in cash for a seasonal stand.
Lee County issues Transient Merchant Permits to non-permanent residents of the county who sell goods from a non-permanent location. The permit is issued only at the downtown Fort Myers office of the Lee County Tax Collector, and it runs only as long as the Certificate of Use issued by Lee County Community Development. The listed bond is $5,000 in favor of Lee County. Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the Tax Collector before the bond is issued.
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The Lee County Tax Collector defines a transient merchant as any person or business that is a non-permanent resident of Lee County and sells goods from a non-permanent location. Its own examples are Christmas tree vendors, pumpkin vendors and fireworks sales. A local resident running the same stand is outside that definition.
Transient Merchant Permits are issued only at the downtown Fort Myers Tax Collector office, not at the branch offices. The Tax Collector lists a $50 transient merchant account fee and a $100 permit fee. A Lee County Business Tax Account is required for each location.
The permit is valid only for the period shown on the Certificate of Use Permit issued by Lee County Community Development, so that certificate comes first. One permit can cover several locations when all of them are open for the same length of time on the Certificate of Use.
The $5,000 bond guarantees that the merchant complies with Lee County's rules for transient sales while the permit is active. If the merchant breaks those rules, the county can recover losses from the bond up to $5,000, and the surety then seeks repayment from the merchant.
The surety prices the bond from the owner's credit and the length of the season. Pricing is shown when you apply.
The Tax Collector defines a transient merchant as a non-permanent resident of Lee County selling from a non-permanent location. Residents should ask the Tax Collector which permit applies to them.
No. Transient Merchant Permits are issued only at the downtown Fort Myers Tax Collector office.
Not always. One permit can cover multiple locations when all are open for the same length of time on the Certificate of Use. Each location still needs its own Business Tax Account.
Only as long as the period on your Certificate of Use Permit from Lee County Community Development.
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